Meta Platforms decided against a partnership with Alphabet to use Google’s Android XR platform for its virtual and mixed-reality Quest headsets, The Information reported on Friday. Google had ...

At its annual Google I/O developer conference in Mountain View next week, Google will try to rally developers around one of its next big bets: Android XR. Later this year, Samsung is set to release ...

Google is no longer treating augmented and virtual reality as side projects. It is quietly assembling a full stack of hardware, software, and cloud services that could turn mixed reality from a niche ...

Google has consolidated teams working on augmented reality and has big plans for a new software platform it's shopping to partners.

DERRY — Without ever leaving the classroom, some Pinkerton Academy students explored other parts of the world Friday through a Google virtual reality program. Students in cultural geography donned ...

Lisa Eadicicco covered mobile devices. Prior to joining CNET, she served as a senior tech correspondent at Insider, reporting on Apple and the broader consumer tech industry. She was also a tech ...

I'm wearing a pair of thick-rimmed glasses on my face. They don’t feel heavy, but they feel chunky. I walk over to a poster of a painting—Girl With a Pearl Earring—and ask out loud what was so special ...

The Oakland Ballers mascot walks in front of Raimondi Park before a Pioneer League baseball game. Jeff Chiu / Associated Press Year 2 for the Oakland Ballers franchise had a Hollywood ending, with the ...

The VR pioneer Jesse Schell prophesied in 2015 where Virtual Reality would stand in 2025. Was he right with his predictions?

Here’s a rundown on the differences between virtual reality and augmented reality and the popular uses of each. A man experiences Google's Daydream View VR headset. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled ...